Cherry Gardens · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cherry Gardens

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 3.2% of people in Cherry Gardens use a language other than English at home, placing the area around the middle of similar locations. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents rely solely on English to communicate.

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📍 Cherry Gardens, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.3% of residents. While the share of people using other languages is much lower than the state average, the 0.8% who speak little or no English is actually much higher than in most similar areas.

3.2% ▲ +99.1%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 3.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.8% ▲ +60.6%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.8%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Cherry Gardens, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Cherry Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40249/cherry-gardens/topic/language